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• David Schmidlkofer and Straddle Rack Industries of Sequim have received a Notice of Allowance of a patent on straddle-type trailer racks for construction trailers.

• Sequim concrete professional William Bayley has received a Notice of Allowance for issuance of a patent for his articulated long-reach adapter for use of hand floats in removing imperfections before final finishing. The adapter is available at www.bbconcretetool@aol.com.

• The U.S. Patent Office has issued U.S. Patent 8,061,332 to Puget Sound businessman Richard H. Harbert, of Mukilteo, for a combined fuel rail/wiring harness shield assembly for cylinders of an IC engine.